-ᒎᓐ or -ᑰᓐ

VII verbs that used to end in -ᒍᐃᐧᓐ or -ᑯᐧᐃᓐ are now spelled -ᒎᓐ or -ᑰᓐ. As noted above, these words include the ᒋᒨᓐ ‘rain’ family. The remaining ones have the ending -ᒎᓐ ‘current’ , -ᑰᓐ ‘foggy’ or -ᒋᑰᓐ ‘drip’

ᐋᒥᒎᓐ

it is where the current starts to descend

ᐋᐱᒥᒎᓐ

the current is slower, in a backwater

ᐊᐧᑳᒎᓐ

the current meets the bank

ᐊᑎᒥᒌᐧᐁᒎᓐ

tide goes back out

ᒌᓂᐧᑳᓂᒎᓐ

it is an eddy of water, the current spins around

ᒌᔅᑳᐱᔅᒉᒎᓐ

it is a steep rock falls, cascade

ᒌᔅᑳᐱᔅᒋᒎᓐ

it is a current, rapids over a high rock, a steeply falling current

ᒌᐧᐁᒎᓐ

the tide goes out

ᒋᐳᓯᑯᒎᓐ

it is an ice jam

ᒋᔅᑖᒎᓐ

it is where the current is strongest, it is a main current

ᒋᔑᒎᓐ

it is a swift current

ᒋᐧᔐᐧᐁᒎᓐ

the noise of the rapids is loud

ᑲᔅᒋᓭᒎᓐ

it is steep, high falls

ᑯᐃᔅᑯᒎᓐ

the water flows straight

ᒪᒨᔅᒋᒎᓐ

it (liquid) bubbles, boils up here and there

ᒪᐧᑌᐧᐁᒎᓐ

there is a sound of running water in a swift current

ᒥᓂᔥᑎᑯᒎᓐ

the current flows on either side of an island

ᒨᔅᒋᒎᓐ

it flows out, as water out of a spring

ᓈᑕᑳᒣᒎᓐ

it is an on-shore current

ᓃᐦᑎᒍᐧᐁᒎᓐ

it flows and falls over a cliff, rocks

ᐹᑯᔅᑌᒎᓐ

the water is very shallow in the rapids, the rapids are almost dry

ᐹᐧᑳᐱᔅᒋᒎᓐ

the water is very shallow in the rapids, the rapids are almost dry

ᐹᐦᐹᐧᑳᓈᒥᔅᒋᒎᓐ

the water is very shallow in the rapids, is going dry

ᐹᓯᒋᒎᓐ

the current flows over it (a dam)

ᐯᒋᒎᓐ

the tide comes in

ᐯᐯᒥᒎᓐ

the water, current flows in a twisted way

ᐯᔓᐧᐁᒎᓐ

the rapids sound near

ᐲᒪᑳᒣᒎᓐ

the rapids are winding

ᐲᔥᑌᐅᒎᓐ

the current foams up

ᐲᔥᑌᐧᐋᑲᒥᒎᓐ

the current creates foam in the water

ᐲᐦᑖᒎᓐ

it is a long rapids

ᐱᒥᒎᓐ

there is a current

ᐱᓂᓱᐧᐁᒎᓐ

it flows down the bank, downhill

ᐱᐧᓭᐧᐁᒎᓐ

the sound of the rapids echoes

ᐴᓯᒎᓐ

the water pours over into the canoe as it travels

ᓵᒉᐧᐁᒎᓐ

it flows out of something behind a point of land

ᓵᒋᒎᓐ

it flows out of something, it is an inlet to a lake

ᓲᔔᒎᓐ

the current flows smoothly

ᔒᐯᐧᐁᒎᓐ

the current, tide cuts a new channel

ᔒᐲᔑᒎᓐ

it is a rivulet, flowing water (ex after rain)

ᑖᔅᒋᓯᑯᒎᓐ

the current makes a split in the ice

ᐅᒋᐦᒋᒎᓐ

the river flows from

ᐅᐱᒎᓐ

it is a narrows in a current

ᐅᐦᒋᒎᓐ

the current starts from there

ᐧᐋᔨᒎᓐ

the water has a depression on it caused by its swirl

ᔦᑳᐧᐋᒥᔅᒉᒎᓐ

the river runs in a bed of sand

ᑲᔥᑰᓐ

it is foggy

ᑲᔥᑰᓈᐸᓐ

it is a misty, foggy morning

ᐹᐸᐦᒋᑰᓐ

it (ex. house) is dripping

Still to be decided:

ᐱᔦᐱᐦᑯᐧᐃᓐ

OR

ᐱᔦᐱᐦᑰᓐ

there is soot on it

ᐃᔥᐱᒥᐦᑕᑯᐧᐃᓐ

OR

ᐃᔥᐱᒥᐦᑕᑰᓐ

it has an upstairs

ᐄᓃᐦᑐᐧᐃᓐ

OR

ᐄᓃᐦᑑᓐ

it seems alive

‘flesh’ and ‘meat’

Do not confuse ᐧᐃᔮᔅ wiyaas ‘meat’ with ᐅᔮᔅ ‘flesh of the body’, which is a dependent noun:

flesh of body

meat to be eaten

ᐅᔮᔅ

uyaas

his own flesh

ᐧᐃᔮᔅ

wiyaas

meat

ᓂᔮᔅ

niyaas

my flesh

ᓅᔮᓯᒻ

nuuyaasim

my piece of meat

ᒋᔮᔅ

chiyaas

your flesh

ᑰᔮᓯᒻ

kuuyaasim

your piece of meat

ᐆᔮᓯᒻ

uuyaasim

her piece of meat

The compound words use the spellings with ᐅᔮᔅ –uyaas

ᒨᓱᔮᔅ

muusuyaas

ᐊᑎᐦᑯᔮᔅ

atihkuyaas

ᑰᑰᐦᔓᔮᔅ

kuuhkuushuyaas

ᐊᒥᔅᑯᔮᔅ

amiskuyaas

ᐧᐊᒋᔅᑯᔮᔅ

wachiskuyaas

ᒥᔅᑐᓱᔮᔅ

mistusuyaas

ᐹᔥᑌᐅᔮᔅ

paashteuyaas

ᒋᔐᔮᑯᔮᔅ

chisheyakuyaas

ᑳᑰᔓᔮᔅ

kaakuushuyaas

ᑳᑯᔮᔅ

kaakuyaas

ᒪᔅᑯᔮᔅ

maskuyaas

ᒦᐧᐊᑦ

The word for ‘box’ is now spelled as ᒦᐧᐊᑦmiiwat (and not ᒦᐎᑦmiiwit) and all words containing the ending ᐧᐊᑦ-wat referring to a container will be changed as well. These words are listed on Syllabic symbols not to forget to write.

ᐄᒥᓐ

ᐧᐄᒥᓐwiimi is now spelled with ᐧᐄ- (and not with ᐧᐃᔨwiyi-) so that it matches the name of Wemindji

ᐧᐄᒥᓐ

wiimin

ᐧᐄᒥᓈᐦᑎᒄ

wiiminaahtikw

ᐧᐄᒥᓂᒌ

wiiminichii

ᐅᔦᐊᔥ

ᐅᔦᐊᔥuyesh is now spelled with ᐅu- and not with ᐧᐃwi-

ᐅᔦᔥ

uyesh

ᐅᔦᔥᑌᐦ

uyeshteh

but ᐧᐃᔦᔥwiyesh, which can be a command to a child will use ᐧᐃᔾwiy-

ᐧᐋᒋᓀᐤ and ᐧᐋᒋᓇᒻ

The Inland spelling of ᐧᐋᑎᓀᐤ and ᐧᐋᑎᓇᒻ is wrong and these words should be spelled as ᐧᐋᒋᓀᐤ and ᐧᐋᒋᓇᒻ; the sound -ᒋᓐ- can be pronounced as -ᑎᓐ- in many words but should not be written that way. An example is the word ᐧᐋᒋᓈᑲᓐ which is often pronouncd in fast speech as ᐧᐋᑎᐋᑲᓐ.

-ᓈᓅ

Verbs ending in -ᓈᓅ-naanuu are spelled this way in the conjunct forms, and not as -ᓈᓄᐧᐃ- or -ᓈᓂᐧᐃ- as in the northern dialect.

ᐁ ᐊᐱᓈᓄᐦᒡ

ᐁ ᓂᑲᒧᓈᓄᐦᒡ

Note that a shorter form ᓅ-nuu is used for verbs which end with ᐁᐤ-eu or ᐋᐤ-aau:

ᑳ ᒣᑕᐧᐋᓅᐦᒡ

ᑳᒌ ᓂᐹᓅᐦᒡ

The inland dialect often adds ‘h’ before ‘ch’ in certain conjunct forms, but the Coastal people tend to leave it out. (Note: the conjugation guide contains the h, #11, 12a, 12b)